Secondperson - Earth lyrics

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And so the clock strikes twelve as we find ourselves<br />

In a sphere of a clearing in a navy light<br />

There are no stars, just the bars of a car's headlights<br />

On the leaves in the dead of the night<br />

Silhouette suits step out of the shadows<br />

Into the arena where the cameras roll<br />

See their shoulders strain below the weight of the spades<br />

Stereo plays for a funeral<br />

<br />

They say the moon is nearly full<br />

They see their eyes are nearly dry<br />

They know how wonderful, how wonderful it is<br />

To be alive tonight<br />

<br />

I leave myself to the earth<br />

To the air<br />

To the ashes<br />

It's my time<br />

It's my design<br />

It's my turn<br />

And I know I won't be loved<br />

Won't be saved<br />

Won't be noticed<br />

Until I learn to love<br />

I hate to learn<br />

<br />

To my best beloved I do bequeath<br />

All the anguish and the irony<br />

And all the things we never meant<br />

And those we set out to prevent<br />

<br />

I leave myself to the earth<br />

To the air<br />

To the ashes It's my time<br />

It's my design<br />

It's my turn<br />

And I know I won't be loved<br />

Won't be saved<br />

Won't be noticed<br />

Until I learn to love<br />

I hate to learn<br />

<br />

This is my early grave<br />

Where I wait for the light to let me in<br />

Here it comes around again<br />

And I say<br />

Let the light shows and the sounds<br />

Of the orchestra begin<br />

My eternal requiem<br />

<br />

For an early grave.